Encyclopedic Dictionary of Bible and Theology

Princess (, sarah) occurs but seldom in the Scriptures (1Ki 11:3; Lam 1:1; elsewhere lady. SEE SARAH ); but the persons to whom it alludes, the daughters of kings, are frequently mentioned, and often with some reference to the splendor of their apparel. Thus we read of Tamar’s garment of divers colors (2Sa 13:18), and … Continue reading “Princess”

Princes, The Seven prinsez, -siz. See PRINCE, (1), (b). Fuente: International Standard Bible Encyclopedia

PRINCES Num 1:16; Num 7:2; Num 17:6; Jos 9:15; Jos 22:14; Jdg 5:15; 1Ki 4:2; 1Ch 27:22 Neh 12:31; Jer 52:10 Fuente: Thompson Chain-Reference Bible

Princeps Sacerdotum (Chief Of Priests) This is a title sometimes applied by Tertullian, Augustine, and others to a bishop, but used in the same sense as archiepiscopus, pontifex maximus, that is, high -priest. SEE BISHOP; SEE PRIEST. Fuente: Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature

Prince, Thomas (1) an American Congregational minister, was born May 15, 1687, at Sandwich, Mass. He graduated at Harvard College in 1707, and after traveling for some years in Europe, during which time he preached in England and was invited to take a station, he returned home in 1717, and was ordained, Oct. 1, 1718, … Continue reading “Prince, Thomas (2)”

Prince, Princess There are sixteen different Hebrew words so translated. The principal are 1. nasi , ‘one raised up’; this is translated also ‘ruler, governor, captain, and chief.’ It is applied to ‘the princes of the congregation’: these would be the heads of families in the various tribes. Jos 9:15-21. 2. sar , ‘to bear … Continue reading “Prince, Princess”

Prince of this World The appellation given by Saint John (12; 14; 16), like “prince of the heathen world” in rabbinic theology and “god of this world” in Saint Paul (2 Corinthians 4), to the chief of the fallen angels, who through sin and death exercises dominion over the present world. With the victorious death … Continue reading “Prince of this World”

Prince Of The Power Of The Air See Air. Fuente: Dictionary of the Apostolic Church

Prince of Peace A title of Christ in the prophecy of Isaias 9. The future Messianic kingdom would be characterized by peace; the same feature is dwelt on in Isaias, 11. The peace described in this passage will only be fully realized in the final form of the Messias’s kingdom, i.e., in heaven. Fuente: New … Continue reading “PRINCE OF PEACE”

Prince of Darkness Saint John and Saint Paul picture the conflict between good and evil under the contrast of light and darkness (John 3; Ephesians 5). Hell is the place of “exterior darkness” (Matthew 22). Therefore Satan is called the “prince of darkness,” and his influence and rule Saint Paul speaks of as the “power … Continue reading “Prince of Darkness”